Users of syracuse.com had plenty to say. Here's what one user, mrorangeman, had to say:

"Boeheim had the right to defend his friend. His counter allegations against Davis and Lang were over the top, but that was Boeheim’s right also.

He went all in with Bernie Fine, choosing to take the fight right to the court of public opinion, preferring to not wait for the legal process to play out.

He has since apologized for his comments, but from most of you, you feel, that he should be fired for making those remarks in the first place.

He was only defending a friend of 40+ years over allegations(not facts) of sexual misconduct. Would you give up on a lifelong friend over a allegation or would you simply assume he/she is already guilty because public opinion says so?

The trustees made the right call to fire Fine, & if that's the trustees position to let Boeheim go, as well, I can live with that. But don't force him out just because you didn't like his choice of words."